Where does “iPod” come from?

iPod (French) comes from English iPod, from English i-, from Middle English y-, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

iPod (French): iPod the Apple iPod

Definitions

  1. iPod the Apple iPod

Ancestry of “iPod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiPodA portable music player made by Apple; Any...
2Englishi-Alternative spelling of y-; API; A form of the...
3Middle Englishy-Used with past participle conjugations to form...
4Old Englishġe-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection
5Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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